Varhadi dialect: Difference between revisions

Although all the dialects of Marathi are mutually intelligible to one another up to a great extent, each dialect can be distinctly identified by its unique characteristics. Likewise, Varhadi replaces the case endings ''lā'' (ला) and ''nā'' (ना) of standard Marathi with ''le'' (ले), a feature it shares with neighboring [[Khandeshi]] [[dialect]]. So, ''malā'' (मला) (to me) of standard Marathi becomes ''male'' (मले) while ''tyānnā'' (त्यांना) (to them) becomes ''tyāle'' (त्याले) in Varhadi. The common examples of Hindi words in Varhadi which are different than standard Marathi are:

| {{IAST|Sīdhā / sarkā}} ({{lang|mr|सीधा/सरका}}) || {{IAST| Sīdhā}} ({{lang|hi|सीधा}}) || {{IAST|Saraḷ}} ({{lang|mr|सरळ}}) || Straight

| {{IAST|Pagalā / bhaitād}} ({{lang|mr|पगला/भैताड}}) || {{IAST|Pāgal}} ({{lang|hi|पागल}}) || {{IAST|Vedā}} ({{lang|mr|वेडा}})  || Stupid

Apart from this, there are many words & phrases indigenous to Varhadi i.e. common to neither standard Marathi nor Hindi. For instance, to give stress on a request or an order, the suffix {{IAST|zo}} ({{lang|mr|जो}}) (singular) or {{IAST|zā}} ({{lang|mr|जा}}) (plural) is used like "{{IAST|Māhyā porīchyā lagnāle ye zā}} ({{lang|mr|माह्या पोरीच्या लग्नाले येजा}}) "Please attend my daughter’s wedding." Also, there are words & phrases maintained by Varhadi which were present in older Marathi (spoken 300 years ago or even prior to that) and have vanished from mainstream Marathi. E.g., in vocative case, {{IAST|abe}} ({{lang|mr|अबे}}) is said in Varhadi instead of ‘''are''’ ({{lang|mr|अरे}}) of standard Marathi. Another good example is the sentence construction of past continuous tense e.g. in Varhadi, it is said ‘''Tho bahut abhyās kare''<nowiki/>' ({{lang|mr|थो बहूत अभ्यास करे}}) or '<nowiki/>''To lay abhyās kare''<nowiki/>' ({{lang|mr|तो लय अभ्यास करे}}) (He studied a lot) unlike '''To khūp abhyās karāychā''<nowiki/>' ({{lang|mr|तो खूप अभ्यास करायचा}}) of standard Marathi.

The forms of Varhadi vary in different parts of Vidarbha and also, as per castes. The similarity to Central Indo Aryan languages increases as one moves towards Madhya Pradesh. E.g. in the parts adjacent to Madhya Pradesh, ‘''zāna padte''’ ({{lang|mr|जानं पडते}}) (I have to go) is preferred over ‘''zā lāgte''’ ({{lang|mr|जा लागते}}), which is similar to Hindi ‘''jānā padtā hai''’ ({{lang|mr|जाना पडता है}}). Also, consonant sound [[Voiceless alveolar affricate|/t͡s/]] like in '''''ch'''ūk'' ({{lang|mr|चूक}}), prevalent in Marathi but absent in Hindi, is often pronounced [[Voiceless postalveolar affricate|/t͡ʃ/]] like in ''va'''ch'''an'' ({{lang|mr|वचन}}). So, ''pāch/''{{lang|mr|पाच}} ([[Help:IPA/Marathi|[paːt͡s]]]; five) may be pronounced as ''pānch''/पांच of Hindi.

In the areas closer to [[Marathwada]] region of Maharashtra and on the contrary, distant to Madhya Pradesh, Varhadi is influenced by dialects of adjacent parts of Marathwada. One can easily recognize a person from Pusad, Digras or Umarkhed taluka of [[Yavatmal]] district by his sentence of present continuous tense. Somebody from this area will say ‘''mī mandirāt zāylo''’ ({{lang|mr|मी मंदिरात जायलो}}) (I am going to visit a temple) instead of ‘''mī mandirāt zāun rāhilo''’ ({{lang|mr|मी मंदिरात जाऊन राहिलो}}) of other parts of Vidarbha. Similarly, the tone of speech in Chikhli, Mehkar and Deulgaonraja talukas of [[Buldhana district]] is similar to that of nearby parts of Marathwada. If someone from this area speaks to a person from Nagpur or Wardha, the latter may get confused whether the former is from Vidarbha or Marathwada. Likewise, Khandeshi dialect spoken in parts of [[Jalgaon]] district adjacent to Vidarbha is too similar to be differentiated from Varhadi of [[Malkapur, Buldhana|Malkapur]]- [[Shegaon]] belt of Buldana district. The perfect varhadi can be heard in Akola and Amravati district.